2014 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 33 - Municipalities and Parishes
RS 33:2491.2 - Promotional employment lists; Sulphur

§2491.2. Promotional employment lists; Sulphur

A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the municipal fire and police civil service board of the city of Sulphur shall establish and maintain employment lists containing names of persons eligible for appointment to the various classes of positions in the classified service as provided in R.S. 33:2491.

B.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:2491 and Article XIV, Section 15.1, Paragraph 21 of the Constitution of 1921 made statutory by Article X, Section 18 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, departmental service in any classified police position with the primary duty or responsibility of police headquarters desk service, jailer, police matron, operations and maintenance of radio, police alarm, or signal system, automotive or police apparatus repairs, secretary to the chief, or department records clerk shall not be counted by the municipal fire and police civil service board of the city of Sulphur in determining the total seniority in the departmental service of a person for purposes of ranking the name of that person on a promotional employment list for a classified police position with the primary duty or responsibility of law enforcement, a position as chief or assistant chief, or a position as an intradepartmental division, bureau, squad, platoon, or company officer of the police department.

(2) However, if the person has been employed in departmental service for at least five years in any classified police position with the primary duty or responsibility of law enforcement, a position as chief or assistant chief, or a position as an intradepartmental division, bureau, squad, platoon, or company officer of the police department, then all service of such person in any classified police position with the primary duty or responsibility of police headquarters desk service, jailer, police matron, operations and maintenance of radio, police alarm, or signal system, automotive or police apparatus repairs, secretary to the chief, or department records clerk shall be counted by the municipal fire and police civil service board of the city of Sulphur in determining the total seniority in the departmental service of such person for purposes of ranking the name of that person on a promotional employment list.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to affect the pay, retirement, or any other benefit based upon departmental service of any person occupying a classified police position in the municipal fire and police civil service of the city of Sulphur.

Acts 2001, No. 980, §2.